PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Krilich Berglomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Munechika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berglomi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fat Boy Slim-Push The Tempo. Munechika has chosen Requiem for a Dream as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Berglomi
vs
Munechika

175 cm
35
160 lbs
17 - 21 - 0

173 cm
31
160 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krilich Berglomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kato Munechika!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munechika fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Berglomi checks it well.
Munechika jabs Berglomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Munechika works the jab nicely.
Berglomi throws a head kick that misses.
Berglomi misses with a head kick.
Munechika thumps Berglomi with a low kick.
Berglomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berglomi swinging wildly here.
Munechika moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Munechika looking to score a takedown here. Berglomi is defending well but Munechika drives through and ends up in Berglomi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Munechika controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munechika accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Berglomi being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berglomi wants to stand but Munechika is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munechika wants to pass the guard but Berglomi is keeping the position.
Munechika engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kato Munechika wasn't active enough on the ground.
Berglomi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Munechika backs up against the cage.

It looks like Kato Munechika has been cut.
Berglomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berglomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munechika circles away quickly and effectively.
Munechika misses with a looping right.
Berglomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Berglomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Berglomi is breathing heavily.
Munechika connects with a leg kick. Berglomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Munechika misses with a double jab.
Munechika scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munechika listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Berglomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Berglomi misses
and Munechika counters with a thumping low kick.
Berglomi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Munechika lands with a hook. Berglomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick lands from Munechika.
Krilich Berglomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berglomi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Munechika throws a right and a left that both miss.
Munechika dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berglomi. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Munechika. That's going to slow Berglomi down.
Munechika pushes Berglomi away with a front kick.
Munechika dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berglomi. That did some damage!
Berglomi takes one on the button.
Munechika cracks Berglomi with an open hand slap.
Berglomi throws a series of punches but Munechika moves out of range.
Munechika lands a nice leg kick that just misses Berglomi's sensitive parts.
Munechika throws a leg kick which misses Berglomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Berglomi tries to avoid it.
Munechika feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Berglomi's calf.

Munechika closes the distance and clinches.
Munechika digs a right hand into Berglomi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Berglomi's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munechika.
Munechika lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Munechika scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Munechika.
Munechika throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berglomis head.
Munechika works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Munechika breaks from the clinch.
Munechika throws a quick inside leg kick.
Berglomi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Munechika lands with a cross.
Berglomi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Munechika there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Munechika avoids the head kick by Berglomi.
Berglomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Munechika fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Munechika lands with a hook. Berglomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munechika throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munechika fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Berglomi.
Nice body punch from Munechika.
Munechika connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munechika moves into range and connects with a jab.
Munechika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munechika works Berglomi's body with a nice hook.
Munechika scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Munechika connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Berglomi momentarily.
Munechika lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Munechika blocks a head kick by Berglomi.
Munechika scores with a punch to the head.
Munechika throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Munechika cracks the inside of Berglomi's front leg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Munechika.
Munechika jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Berglomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Munechika thumps Berglomi with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Munechika there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munechika lands with a nice body punch.
Munechika looks to land a body kick but Berglomi moved away.
A head kick misses from Berglomi.
Munechika lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kato Munechika dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kato Munechika's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Munechika connects with a body shot.
Berglomi is looking to clinch.
Munechika scoring well with a low kick there.
Munechika moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Munechika feints and then cracks Berglomi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Berglomi down.
Munechika blocks a head kick by Berglomi.
Nice body kick there by Munechika.
Munechika stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Munechika scoring well with a low kick there.
Munechika lands the left hand.
Munechika throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Berglomi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Munechika.
Munechika digs a good body shot into Berglomi's ribs.
Berglomi tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munechika throws a head kick that Berglomi semi-blocks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berglomi misses with a two punch combination.
Kato Munechika seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Munechika fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Munechika lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Munechika closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Munechika has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Munechika wants to free his trapped foot but Berglomi is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munechika wants to work for an arm triangle but Berglomi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Munechika is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Munechika throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Berglomi is staying active underneath Munechika, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Munechika looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Munechika trying to control the action but Berglomi is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kato Munechika hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Munechika throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Berglomi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Munechika.
Berglomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Berglomi gets caught napping as Munechika dives in and scores a takedown. Berglomi manages to retain guard.
Munechika looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Munechika trying to control the position from guard on top but Berglomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kato Munechika hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Berglomi is looking to land body kicks.
Munechika tests Berglomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Berglomi has managed to clinch.
Munechika lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Munechika.
Munechika works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Munechika lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berglomi backwards.
Berglomi wants to get back to striking at distance but Munechika won't allow it.
Munechika lands a left hand.
Munechika lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munechika has Berglomi pressed against the cage, preventing Berglomi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Berglomi wants to break free but Munechika has control.
Munechika can't find room to land a body shot as Berglomi controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Munechika.
Berglomi can't break the clinch.
Munechika softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munechika lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Berglomi.
Munechika scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Munechika lands a knee to the body.
Berglomi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berglomi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Munechika lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munechika.

Berglomi is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Munechika.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kato Munechika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kato Munechika's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Munechika.
Munechika looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Munechika.
Munechika tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Berglomi is able to avoid easily.
Berglomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munechika lands with a shot to the body.
That kick from Munechika tenderised Berglomi's leg. Berglomi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Berglomi misses with a head kick.
Munechika lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Munechika stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Munechika lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Munechika manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Berglomi on his heels. He'll look to pass Berglomi's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munechika content to stall in guard here.
Munechika landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munechika's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Munechika wants to control from the top but Berglomi keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kato Munechika was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Munechika tests Berglomi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Munechika showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berglomi.
Good shot there by Munechika.
Munechika throws a leg kick which misses Berglomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Berglomi tries to avoid it.
Berglomi misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Munechika slams his shin into Berglomi's torso.
Munechika wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Munechika connects with a right hand. Berglomi shakes it off.
Berglomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Munechika can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Berglomi misses
and Munechika counters with a leg kick.
Munechika lands a nice looking kick to the body. Berglomi takes a step back to recover.
Munechika lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munechika tries to clinch but Berglomi is having none of it.
Munechika blocks a head kick by Berglomi.
Berglomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Munechika fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Berglomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Munechika can pounce on him.
Berglomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Munechika paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berglomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Munechika connects with a crisp jab.
Berglomi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Munechika turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Munechika lands a lovely overhand right.
Munechika with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Berglomi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Munechika fakes the leg kick and cracks Berglomi in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berglomi throws a head kick that misses.
Munechika ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Munechika chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Berglomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Munechika.
Krilich Berglomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Munechika shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Munechika wants to pass to mount but Berglomi is defending the position.
Munechika throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Munechika trying to control the action but Berglomi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berglomi tries to kick Munechika off but Munechika keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Krilich Berglomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kato Munechika is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munechika controlling the action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Munechika wants to control but Berglomi is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kato Munechika.
Berglomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berglomi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Berglomi throws a right hand that Munechika ducks under and follows up with a left that Munechika also avoids with ease.
Munechika misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munechika dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Berglomi. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munechika throws a series of punches but Berglomi avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munechika lands a leg kick that knocks Berglomi off balance momentarily.
Berglomi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Munechika swivels and escapes.
Munechika throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Munechika blocks a head kick by Berglomi.
Berglomi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kato Munechika comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munechika has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kato Munechika!
Kato Munechika gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).